29th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130180422 | BLASTING ARRANGEMENT - For use in a blasting system ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180423 | Shock Detection Circuit and Method of Shock Detection - A shock detection circuit including: an electrical energy generating device configured to generate a voltage over a duration responsive to an acceleration of the munition; an input configured for receiving an input voltage over a duration responsive to the acceleration; an electrical storage device configured to receive a portion of the input voltage over the duration and to thereby accumulate a charge, an output coupled to the electrical storage device; a first diode having a first anode coupled to the input and a first cathode coupled to the electrical storage device; and a comparator configured to compare a voltage at the output and a reference voltage and to produce a result based on the comparison. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180424 | BULLET INCLUDING AN AIR-GUIDING RECESS - The present invention relates to a bullet including an air-guiding recess, comprising: a head | 2013-07-18 |
20130180425 | ELEVATOR STATION FOR AN URBAN CABLE CAR - The line of the passenger transport installation in an urban environment extends at a height over the middle of the street and the vehicles stop in an elevated state in the terminal station. An automatic mechanism, comprising a lifting jack and a telescopic platform, makes it possible to transfer the passengers from the sidewalk at ground level to the elevated vehicle by means of a vertical movement followed by a transverse movement. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180426 | TRAIN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A train assistance method includes obtaining images captured by at least one time-of-flight camera, each of the captured images includes a distance information indicating a distance between each point of a station platform corresponding to each pixel of the captured image and the corresponding camera . The method then controls one driving device to drive a movable bridge corresponding to one camera towards a station platform to effectively cover a gap. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180427 | VEHICLE BODY TILTING DEVICE AND VEHICLE BODY TILTING METHOD FOR RAIL VEHICLE - A vehicle body tilting device for railway vehicle is arranged to control the tilt of a vehicle body by exchanging compressed air between a pair of left and right air springs. This device includes: a control valve for tilt operation, connected between the air springs; a pump for tilt operation, connected between the air springs through the control valve; and a control device for controlling both the control valve and the pump. The control valve forms a circulation flow path for allowing compressed air, delivered by the pump, to circulate therethrough. Before controlling the tilt of the vehicle body, the control device drives in advance the pump to circulate the compressed air through the circulation flow path to provide a delivery standby state, changes over at predetermined timing the position of the control valve, and delivers the compressed air from one of the air springs to the other. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180428 | FOLDING LATERAL EXTENSION ADJOINING AT LEAST ONE LOADING SURFACE OF A CARGO-CARRYING VEHICLE - A lateral extension ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180429 | CARRIAGE BODY FOR A RAIL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID CARRIAGE BODY - A carriage body for a rail vehicle, in particular for a high-speed train, said carriage body having a base and lateral walls that extend upwards on opposing sides of the base. The base and the lateral walls delimit an interior of the carriage body for transporting persons and/or goods. A longitudinal support for transmitting longitudinal forces is located in each transitional region between the base and the lateral walls, said longitudinal support extending in the longitudinal direction of the carriage body. The carriage body has at least one undercarriage support that extends below the base from the one longitudinal support to the other longitudinal support, said undercarriage support extending partly at a distance to the base so that a space for receiving at least one device for operating the rail vehicle is formed between the undercarriage support and the base. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180430 | HEAT-SENSITIVE COLOR-DEVELOPING COMPOSITION AND HEAT-SENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL COMPRISING THE COMPOSITION - [Problem to be Solved] | 2013-07-18 |
20130180431 | ZEOLITE AND LIME COMBINATIONS FOR WARM MIX ASPHALT - Embodiments are presented herein that provide a filler that is a combination of zeolite and hydrated lime. Addition of this filler to asphalt is more beneficial than addition of either zeolite or hydrated lime alone. The beneficial properties of zeolite include a controlled release of moisture that aids mixture workability and the ability of the asphalt to effectively coat the aggregate particles. The mixture of zeolite and hydrated lime is easier to handle and integrate into a process than use of either compound alone, and it offers a number of other benefits. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180432 | COATING, A TURBINE COMPONENT, AND A PROCESS OF FABRICATING A TURBINE COMPONENT - Disclosed is a coating, a turbine component, and a process of fabricating a turbine component. The coating includes a ceramic phase formed by ceramic particles and a ductile matrix having a ductility greater than the ceramic phase. The ceramic phase includes substantially the same microstructure as the ceramic particles. The turbine component includes a surface having the coating. The process includes applying the coating to the surface of the turbine component. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180433 | PAPER COATING COMPOSITIONS - Paper coating compositions contain specific polyethers which are obtained by reacting a diglycidyl ether with a water soluble polyol containing at least one polyoxyethylene chain acting as deflocculants, water retention agents and gloss enhancers. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180434 | DILUTION-STABLE CEMENT GRINDING ADDITIVE COMPOSITION - The present invention provides cement grinding additive compositions and methods which allow a powerful, robust defoamer to be uniformly dispersed throughout a broad concentration range while retaining storage stability even in cases wherein the defoamer is highly diluted. Exemplary cement grinding additive compositions comprise at least one amine cement grinding additive; a tri-iso-butylphosphate defoamer; a biopolymer polysaccharide gum selected from the group comprising Diutan, Whelan, Xanthan, or mixtures thereof; and water in the amount of 0.10 to 95.0 percent based on total weight of composition. Methods for manufacturing cement using the cement grinding additive compositions are also described. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180435 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CEMENT, MORTARS, CONCRETE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A CALCIUM CARBONATE-BASED FILLER (PRE) -TREATED WITH A SUPERPLASTICIZER, COMPOSITIONS AND CEMENT PRODUCTS OBTAINED AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - The invention concerns a PROCESS for the preparation of cement/mortar/concrete (for simplicity: “cement”) compositions or systems, (hereafter “cement” compositions or systems for simplicity), of a general known type, in which the filler(s) is/are comprising or consist of “calcium carbonate-based filler(s)”, comprising at least one step where the said filler(s) is/are treated with an efficient treating amount of at least one treating agent consisting of or comprising superplastifier(s). The main purpose of this invention is to build a process aimed at providing improved, “High performance”, FLUID, cement or mortars or concrete systems or compositions having an improved compacity, an improved flowability, and globally speaking a definitely improved “workability”, and “regularity” of the properties of the final systems. The present invention also concerns a filler for “cement” compositions, characterized in that if consists of or comprises, a calcium-carbonate-based filler or blends of same, pre-treated with an “efficient amount” of at least one superplastifier. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180436 | Biomass-Derived Grinding Aids - Compositions and methods for increasing grinding efficiency of cement, cement clinker, raw materials for cement, and other inorganic particles. Use of biomass-derived polyols such as diols, triols, or mixtures thereof, optionally with a conventional grinding aid, cement quality improver, and/or hexavalent chromium reducer, are believed to provide less risk of sludging when compared to glycerides obtained from fossil fuel sources. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180437 | FLEX ASSEMBLY OF PALLET BASE AND DECK - Resin pallets having a deck and a base, where the deck and base are joined by an interlock, which is optionally reversible, are described. Methods of making such pallets by assembling the pallets by interlocking parts to form the pallets, in an optionally reversible method, are also described. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180438 | TABLE - A table may be sized and configured to nest with an adjacent table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration. The table may include a table top with a round or circular configuration and the table top may have a receiving portion, a downwardly extending lip, a contact surface and an engaging portion. The contact surface may have a ring-shaped configuration and be sized and configured to contact an upper surface of a table top of an adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table. The engaging portion may also have a ring-shaped configuration and may be sized and configured to be disposed in a receiving portion of a table top of the adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180439 | APPARATUS FOR INJECTING SOIL TREATMENTS - Apparatus for injecting soil treatment into soil includes a manifold head having at least one high pressure nozzle for injecting the soil treatment into the soil and a handle having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis. The handle comprises an upper portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts and a lower portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts. The tubular shafts of the lower portion are connected to the tubular shafts of the upper portion. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180440 | System and Method for Forming Artificial Turf Products with a Woven Appearance - A system and method for forming synthetic/artificial grass or turf tufted fabric materials in which a series of tufts or artificial/synthetic grass or turf yarns is formed in a backing material. The system generally will include a row of needles mounted along a tufting zone and which are reciprocated through the backing material to deliver a series of yarns into the backing materials. The needles are arranged in needle groups with the needle groups spaced apart along the length of the needle bar. A series of gauge parts, typically including cut-pile hooks, will be aligned with and will engage the needles in order to form cut and pile tufts defining spaced grass/turf tuft formations in the backing material. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180441 | Sea Vessel Docking Station - A system and method in which a buoyant central docking station captures, lifts and couples one or more other sea vessels is disclosed, wherein a flexible, modularized production system is quickly realized on a cost effective basis. The capabilities of a number of older, less expensive, readily available vessels are combined to achieve an effective FPSO substitute that allows lower producing fields to be explored and produced in a profitable manner. The time horizon between initiation and consummation of field operations is reduced, and older vessels that might otherwise be scrapped or retired are again made useful and seaworthy in a safe and profitable exploration and production environment. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180442 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING CARGO - The present invention relates to a system for handling cargo on board and to/from a vessel, wherein said system includes a cargo vessel with a plurality of cargo decks, a number of side doors, a cargo elevator located inside each side door communicating with said cargo decks, and a crane located inside each side door, the system further includes a number of standardized cargo load platforms with legs, the cargo load platforms being adapted to store cargo, the cargo load platforms being stored on the cargo decks in slots along the sides of the vessel and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vessel and with a passageway between the slots along the longitudinal axis of the vessel, the system further includes a number of trolleys adapted to transport the load platforms between the slots and the cargo elevators. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180443 | Offshore Platform Having SCR Porches Mounted on Riser Keel Guide - A floating, offshore drilling and/or production vessel has supports for steel catenary risers mounted on a riser keel guide. This allows the riser attachment points to be located closer to the vessel's center(s) of rotation of pitch, roll and yaw thereby decreasing roll-, pitch- and yaw-induced displacements of the risers. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180444 | OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION VESSEL - The disclosure provides a vessel with a double pontoon arrangement joined together with a central bridge creating an offset “H” arrangement. The bridge spans the pontoons and includes a gantry structure on top of which sits a lifting system. Articulated tugs provide accommodation, propulsion, and power to the main part of the installation vessel. Additional lifting devices can be installed within the gantry to provide further lifting capability. At least two stabilizing legs are provided along each pontoon. Once set up onsite, the stabilizing legs can be deployed to the seabed to lift the installation vessel up a short distance to apply load stability during lifting operations. Seabed piles, mast elements, and turbine elements are delivered by barges that are temporarily moored between the pontoons for offloading and installation. Empty barges are relocated, and successive barges bring remaining elements for offloading and installation to complete the wind turbine installation. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180445 | Method and Apparatus for Corrosion Allowance Mitigation - A design and construction method reduces the amount of structural material (e.g., steel) required when applying the corrosion allowance to the design of floating offshore structures. The (hull) structural elements involved are typically flat or curved panels where at least one side is wet, e.g.; inside a ballast tank or exposed to seawater. The method minimizes the area to which the largest corrosion allowance is applied. One principle of this method is to have a maximum of one wet side for each hull watertight plating element. The stiffening of this hull structural element is applied to the dry side, i.e., the side that requires the lesser amount of corrosion allowance. Practice of the method typically results in a hull design wherein ballast tanks do not share a common structural element with either another ballast tank or the hull external shell. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180446 | SUSCEPTOR - A susceptor includes a plurality of holes in a first area and a plurality of holes in a second area. The first and second areas overlap a location which corresponds to at least one portion of a semiconductor device to be processed. The holes in the first area are provided in a first pattern and the holes in the second area are provided in a second pattern which may be different from the second pattern. The first and second patterns may differ, for example, based on the size, arrangement, spacing, location, and/or density of the holes. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180447 | SUSCEPTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EPITAXIAL WAFER - A susceptor is disclosed that can increase a heat capacity of a susceptor outer peripheral portion by enlarging the thickness of the susceptor and equalize thermal conditions for an outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral portion of a wafer and a method for manufacturing an epitaxial wafer that uses this susceptor to perform vapor-phase epitaxy of an epitaxial layer. Back surface depositions have a close relationship with heat transfer that occurs between a wafer and a susceptor, i.e., a wafer outer peripheral portion has a higher temperature than a wafer inner peripheral portion since the wafer is in contact with or close to the susceptor at the wafer outer peripheral portion and hence the back surface depositions are apt to be generated. This is solved by equalizing thermal conditions for the wafer outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral portion of the wafer back surface. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180448 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A substrate transfer device includes a pick which has positioning pins to position a substrate and holds a positioned substrate; a drive unit which drives the pick such that the substrate is loaded/unloaded to/from a vacuum processing unit by using a pick; and a transfer control unit which controls a transfer operation of the substrate using the pick. The transfer control unit obtains in advance information on a reference position of the substrate at room temperature when the substrate is loaded into the vacuum processing unit, calculates a positional deviation from the reference position of the substrate when the substrate is loaded into the vacuum processing unit in actual processing, and controls a drive unit such that the substrate is loaded into the vacuum processing unit by correcting the positional deviation. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180449 | Apparatus and Method for Applying a Product to Skin - An apparatus ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180450 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL MANUFACTURING PLATFORM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A single, flexible, robust and low rate capable manufacturing platform that may be associated with caseless munitions firing circuits, nano and microelectromechanical (“NEMS” and “MEMS”) devices, and/or fractal antennas is described. The platform may be designed for extensive research and development in printed electronics, | 2013-07-18 |
20130180451 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a substrate treatment system for making it possible to keep the inside of a chamber at a stable pressure, even when a variance occurs in the supply flow rate of an inert gas, and for making it possible to increase the supply flow rate of the inert gas and reduce the duration of time needed to fill with the inert gas during an initial operation. The present invention adopts a configuration provided with: a substrate treatment section for carrying out a predetermined treatment on the substrate; a chamber for accommodating the substrate treatment section in a sealed state; a gas supply unit for supplying an inert gas to inside the chamber; and a gas exhaust unit for discharging the gas inside the chamber; the supply flow rate of the inert gas of the gas supply unit and the exhaust flow rate of the gas exhaust unit being adjusted so that the pressure inside the chamber reaches a chamber setting pressure higher than the pressure outside the chamber. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180452 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A film deposition apparatus deposits a thin film on a substrate by repeating a cycle of supplying plural kinds of process gases that react with each other in a vacuum chamber. The film deposition apparatus includes a turntable to hold a substrate thereon and to rotate the substrate, and a plurality of process gas supplying parts. At least one of the process gas supplying parts extends from the center to the periphery and is formed as a gas nozzle including gas discharge holes. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180453 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SEMICIRCLE SHAPED ANTENNA - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber where processes with respect to a substrate are carried out, a substrate support on which the substrate is placed, the substrate support being disposed within the chamber, and an antenna disposed in an upper portion of the chamber to form an electric field within the chamber. The antenna includes a first antenna and a second antenna, which are disposed in rotational symmetry with respect to a preset center. The first antenna includes a first inner antenna and a first intermediate antenna which respectively have semi-circular shapes and first and second radii and are respectively disposed on one side and the other side with respect to the preset center line and a first connection antenna connecting the first inner antenna to the first intermediate antenna. The second antenna includes a second intermediate antenna and a second inner antenna which respectively have semi-circular shapes and have first and second radii and are respectively disposed on one side and the other side with respect to the center line and a second connection antenna connecting the second intermediate antenna to the second inner antenna. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180454 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - Provided is a thin film deposition apparatus which comprises a chamber, a susceptor, a source gas supply part, and a susceptor support. The chamber has an inner space in which a deposition process is performed. The susceptor is disposed within the chamber to directly support a plurality of substrates along a circumference of a center of a top surface or support a substrate holder on which at least one substrate is disposed. The source gas supply part supplies first and second source gases into a central portion of an upper side of the susceptor in a state where the first and second gases are separated from each other. Also, the source gas supply part respectively injects the first and second source gases separated from each other toward a circumference of the susceptor through vertically arranged source gas injection holes to supply the first and second source gases onto the substrates disposed on the susceptor. The susceptor support is configured to support a center of the susceptor from a lower side of the susceptor. Also, the susceptor support includes an additional gas supply part for injecting an additional gas introduced from the outside onto a top surface of the susceptor. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180455 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST ONE FLEXIBLE TUBULAR ELEMENT CONNECTED TO A CUP-SHAPED MEMBER - A control system for at least one flexible tubular element connected to a cup-shaped member includes a positioning mechanism arranged to hold the cup-shaped member and the tubular element in a parking position in a magazine when the cup-shaped member is not used, and to allow a pull-out motion of the tubular element when the cup-shaped member is moved from the parking position in the magazine to an attaching position on a teat of an animal by a gripping member. The control system further includes a control unit arranged to control the positioning mechanism such that it provides a pull-out motion of the tubular element with a controlled speed when the cup-shaped member is moved from the parking position to the attaching position on a teat of an animal by the gripping member. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180456 | Smart Feeder Apparatus - An animal feeder apparatus for remotely monitoring a level of feed is provided. The animal feeder apparatus comprises a feed dispenser component, a sensing component, and a transmitter. The animal feeder apparatus allows a user to receive an electronic message when the level of feed changes or when the position of the animal feeder apparatus is disturbed, and a method of using the same. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180457 | VENTING MEANS - A venting arrangement for a feeding teat closure | 2013-07-18 |
20130180458 | Pet Fountain - A pet fountain having a housing of snap together construction formed of a base and cover. The base includes a basin in which an integrally formed filter-holding divider is disposed that separates the basin into a return sump and pumping chamber. The cover includes a water holding bowl, an inlet and a drain overlying the return sump that encloses a pump that provides fluid to the bowl via inlet when attached to the base. The cover includes a downwardly extending tube that fluidly registers with a discharge of the pump when attached to the base. In a preferred embodiment, the cover has upper and lower bowls connected by a spillway that conveys overflow from the upper bowl to the lower bowl where it is return via drain to the return sump. The cover can be configured to mate with the housing to enclose the entire basin, pump, and filter. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180459 | COMPOSITIONS USEFUL AS ANIMAL LITTER - The invention provides a composition suitable for use as an animal litter comprising a first component having a density less than that of liquid and a second component having a density of at least 5 lb/ft | 2013-07-18 |
20130180460 | Aquaculture Pump System and Method - Embodiments of the invention provide a method of operating a pump in an aquaculture system including a water tank that houses aquatic life. The method includes monitoring a dissolved oxygen level in the culture tank, determining a flow rate threshold based on the dissolved oxygen level, and changing a speed of the pump to maintain a current flow rate through the culture tank above the flow rate threshold. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180461 | DEVICE FOR FARMING BENTHIC ORGANISMS SUCH AS BIVALVES - A farming device for benthic organisms, which is submerged in a water tank or a body of water, is constituted of a plurality of tray-form containers, which are the cultivating floor for benthic organisms such as bivalves, and are stacked in the vertical direction, with a central cavity passing through the stacked cultivating floors in the vertical direction and horizontal gaps defined between the cultivating floors, the cultivating floors communicating with the cavity. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180462 | Jellyfish Aquarium - An aquarium is disclosed that includes a plurality of exterior walls that define a tank, a cylindrical wall within the tank that defines a cylindrical viewing area, a first upright interior wall adjacent the cylindrical wall that defines a water inlet chamber between the cylindrical wall and the one of said exterior walls, a spillover riser in the water inlet chamber, and a water inlet in communication with one side of the spillover barrier. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180463 | COLLAPSIBLE ANIMAL SHELTER FOR USE AS AN ANIMAL BED - The present invention relates to a collapsible or foldable structure suitable for a variety of applications, such as animal bed, animal shelter or animal carrier. The structure in its collapsed state forms an animal bed and when fully erect forms an animal shelter or carrier. The structure comprises a first layer and a second layer that are fused together by a seam or a crease. When in the collapsed stated, the second layer forms the base of the pet bed and the first layer is collapsed against the second layer to form a pet bed. The first layer is comprised of flexible or semi-flexible material that can be lifted upward and separated from the second layer to form the roof and sides of an animal shelter or carrier when fully erect. The first layer may include seams or creases for ease of conversion and structural stability. The first and second layers may be formed from semi-flexible foam covered with fabric. Optionally, the first and second layers may be made of materials that have insulating or waterproof qualities. Additionally, the structure may include a pillow for being positioned on top of the second layer when the structure is in the erect state and on top of the first layer when the structure is in its collapsed state, acting as a pet bed. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180464 | Pet comb device - A pet comb device includes a comb assembly having two comb members mounted together and each comb member having a number of teeth formed in the bottom portion for forming a number of slots between the teeth, and the teeth of the comb members are offset from each other and arranged in a stagger-way for suitably and effectively engaging with a hair of a pet. The comb members each include an outer covering applied onto an outer peripheral portion of an inner core element, and the teeth of the comb members each also include an outer covering applied onto an outer peripheral portion of an inner core element of the teeth for increasing a friction between the teeth and the hair of the pet. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180465 | DOG TOY - A dog toy having a center portion and two opposedly positioned free ends. Each of the free ends of the elongated member includes a plurality of extension members [tines] having a first end connected to the elongated member and a free end spaced apart from the connected portion. The extension members are manufactured by a series of cuts made through each of the free ends of the elongated member. Hence, the user throws the stick through the air, wind or air passes through the slots created by the extension members thereby making an intermittent whistling noise to attract the dog's attention. Further, the extension members of the elongated member make a loud thrashing or clacking noise as the apparatus reaches the ground before retrieval. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180466 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERRING ANIMALS - An animal deterrence system projects polarised light in order to deter animals. The light may be plane polarised light and the polarisation may be varied over time. The system is particularly suited to deterrence of birds, but may also find application in deterrence of other animals sensitive to polarisation of light, such as bees and wasps. The system may be used on vineyards or orchards, or around airports, or in any other place where birds are problematic. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180467 | Bark Control Device - A collar mounted bark control device which is positionable about the neck of a dog. The bark control device includes a collar with a housing mounted thereto. The housing contains a power source such as a battery or the like. Microphones are positioned on the housing for detecting the sound produced by the dog while barking. A processing unit (CPU) is provided for receiving the signals from the microphones for making a bark determination. A corrective stimulus is applied to the dog when the CPU makes a positive bark determination. The corrective stimulus can be provided by a pair of electrodes for applying an electroshock to the neck of the dog. Alternatively, the corrective stimulus can be provided by a high frequency emitter, a vibration, a spray, an audible deterrent, or an irritant to the dog. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180468 | CUSTOM-SHAPE WIRELESS DOG FENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH REDUCED CLOCK SPEED VARIATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE BASE UNITS AND COLLAR - A custom-shaped wireless fence system is provided that contains one or more dogs in a user-defined containment area without the need for a physical fence or underground wire. The system, which is easy to set up and use, includes at least three base units and at least one collar and, preferably, a remote controller. Each of the base units and the at least one collar includes a component for reducing clock speed variation between the base and collar units, preferably to +/−5 ppm, to effectively eliminate communication errors between the base and collar units. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180469 | CUSTOM-SHAPE WIRELESS DOG FENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR FOR REDUCED CLOCK SPEED VARIATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE BASE UNITS AND COLLAR - A custom-shaped wireless fence system is provided that contains one or more dogs in a user-defined containment area without the need for a physical fence or underground wire. The system, which is easy to set up and use, includes at least three base units and at least one collar and, preferably, a remote controller. Each of the base units and the at least one collar includes a TCXO for reducing clock speed variation between the base and collar units, preferably to +/−5 ppm, to effectively eliminate communication errors between the base and collar units. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180470 | Hip Lift Harness Device and Method - An animal lifting device and method is provided. In particular, a hip member and a chest member are provided that have handles thereon. The chest member and the hip member may be selectively interconnected to each other with an interconnection member. The chest member may include an upper portion, shoulder pads, a chest pad, a center cross member, and an adjustable strap. The hip member may include an upper portion, an adjustable sling, and adjustable straps. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180471 | TUBE ARRANGEMENT IN A ONCE-THROUGH HORIZONTAL EVAPORATOR - Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more inclined evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; where the inclined tubes are inclined at an angle of less than 90 degrees or greater than 90 degrees to a vertical; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; and an outlet manifold in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180472 | DOUBLE-WALLED TUBE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DOUBLE-WALLED TUBE AND STEAM GENERATOR - A double-walled tube includes: a plurality of double-walled tube forming members, each having an inner tube and an outer tube, connected by welding at welding portions of axis direction end portions thereof; and each of the welding portions of the double-walled tube forming members including a groove having a length in an axis direction set to be equal to or greater than ½ of a width of a weld bead formed by the welding at the welding portion. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180473 | TACTILE FEEDBACK TECHNIQUES TO LIMIT TEMPERATURE RUNAWAY IN BOILER SYSTEMS - Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a sensor probe kit that has an electrical connection that ensures a sensor probe has been properly positioned in a boiler well. In some embodiments, the sensor probe kit has a seating mechanism that positively positions a sensor probe at a predetermined position within a boiler well. In many instances, the seating mechanism provides tactile feedback to an installer when the sensor probe is properly positioned within the boiler well. These features can help ensure the sensor probe is properly installed, and helps keep the sensor probe electrically connected to the well at all times after installation. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180474 | FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR A ONCE-THROUGH HORIZONTAL EVAPORATOR - Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more substantially horizontal evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; an outlet manifold in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers; and a plurality of flow control devices to dynamically control the fluid flow to a respective inlet header. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180475 | WASTE HEAT BOILER - A waste heat boiler has heat exchange tubes for indirect heat exchange of a relatively hot process gas and a cooling media, and a by-pass tube for by-passing a part of the process gas; a process gas collector collects and mixes a part of the heat exchanged process gas and at least a part of the by-passed process gas before the mix is lead via a control valve to the process gas outlet of the waste heat boiler together with the rest of the heat exchanged process gas. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180476 | ENGINE AND ENGINE WORKING MACHINE - A portable engine configured to operate a working machine includes: an engine body mainly configured by a crankcase and a cylinder; a carburetor connected to an inlet port of the cylinder; an air cleaner connected to the carburetor to filter suction air; a cleaner box configured to accommodate the air cleaner; and a fuel tank configured to store fuel which is supplied to the cylinder, wherein at least a part of the fuel tank is located between the cleaner box and the engine body. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180477 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COOLING DEVICE - [Problem] To obtain a thermostat device with which it is possible to dull the thermosensitivity of a thermo-element thermosensitive component to coolant water and better control the opening and closing of a main valve at a selected timing by means of an electrical heater. [Solution] A thermostat device ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180478 | ENGINE WITH ENGINE OIL VISCOSITY CONTROL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An engine oil system for an internal combustion engine comprises an electronic control module, an oil viscosity sensor, am engine oil cooler, and an oil cooler flow control valve. The oil viscosity sensor is disposed in communication with the electronic control module. The electronic control module determines a viscosity of oil within the engine oil system based upon an output of the oil viscosity sensor. The oil cooler flow control valve is disposed in communication with the electronic control module. The oil cooler flow control valve is positionable between an open and closed position to regulate coolant flow to the engine oil cooler based upon an output of the electronic control module. The electronic control module moves the oil cooler flow control valve based upon the determined viscosity of the oil. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180479 | VEHICLE HAVING A COMPONENT COOLED BY MEANS OF A COOLING AIR MASS FLOW - A vehicle has at least one component which is cooled by a cooling air mass flow delivered from a conveying device such as a fan or a spoiler. A nominal value is predetermined for the cooling air mass flow which, for an assumed maximum thermal loading of the component, cools adequately for operation of the component. A control device controls an intensity of the cooling air mass flow and dimensions it, taking into consideration thermal demands of the component at least in an upper driving speed range, such that a sum of a power consumption of the component, of the conveying device and of a portion of a traction power of the vehicle that is allotted to the delivery of the cooling air mass flow is smaller than a sum of the power consumption of the component, the conveying device and the portion that is allotted to the delivery of the cooling air mass flow at the predetermined nominal value thereof, of a traction power of the vehicle. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180480 | OIL PRESSURE MODIFICATION FOR VARIABLE CAM TIMING - Systems and methods for modifying oil pressure for a variable cam timing system are provided. In one example approach, a method comprises, in response to an operating condition, adjusting a valve coupled to a hydraulic variable camshaft timing actuator to initiate camshaft phasing and adjusting an oil pressure supplied to the valve based on a camshaft phaser position. If a camshaft phaser locking pin is in a home position, the method may further comprise reducing the oil pressure supplied to the valve for a predetermined time interval to a threshold amount to unlock the locking pin but not move the camshaft phaser and then increasing the oil pressure supplied to the valve to move the camshaft phaser. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180481 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus including a housing, a vane rotor rotatable relative to the housing toward a phase-advance side and a phase-retard side, a first lock member and a second lock member disposed on the vane rotor, a first lock concave portion disposed on the housing so as to be engaged with a tip end portion of the first lock member, a second lock concave portion disposed on the housing so as to be engaged with a tip end portion of the second lock member, and a communication passage formed in the vane rotor and serving to always establish fluid communication between the first and second lock concave portions. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180482 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180483 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180484 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjuster ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180485 | CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - A controller for an internal-combustion engine | 2013-07-18 |
20130180486 | VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING MECHANISM WITH A DEFAULT MODE - A variable cam timing phaser with a control valve for directing fluid from a fluid input to and from the advance chamber and the retard chamber of the phaser through an advance line, a retard line, a common line, an advance default line, a retard default line, and at least one exhaust line. The control valve being movable between a default mode and an oil pressure actuated mode. In the default mode, the control valve blocks exhaust lines, retaining fluid within the chambers. The oil pressure actuated mode includes at least an advance mode, a retard mode, and a holding position. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180487 | ENGINE DRIVE SYSTEM - A system for an engine drive that engages a timing band with a first camshaft, a driveshaft and a crankshaft is provided. The system further includes a gear drive including a first gear coupled to the driveshaft and a second gear coupled to a second camshaft. The second camshaft is positioned between the first camshaft and the driveshaft such that the shafts are horizontally coplanar. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180488 | VALVE TRAIN MECHANISM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve train mechanism of an internal combustion engine including a cylinder head formed with an intake port and an exhaust port, and a camshaft including a valve for opening or closing the intake port and the exhaust port formed in the cylinder head of the engine, a cam mounted to the camshaft so as to be rotated together, and a rocker arm supported on a rocker shaft to be swingable, in which the valve is opened or closed by swinging the rocker arm by rotation of the cam. The rocker shaft is formed with an oil passage, inside the rocker shaft, extending in an axial direction and with an oil outlet communicating with the oil passage and extending in a radial direction of the rocker shaft. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180489 | PYROLYSIS OIL CONTAINING FUEL AND USE THEREOF, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE FUEL, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The present disclosure refers to a fuel free of emulsifiers, wherein the fuel may be an emulsion of (a) at least one of a mineral oil, synthetic oil, or natural oil in (b) a pyrolysis oil with a percent weight ratio, (a):(b), of 1 to 15:99 to 85. The Sauter Mean Diameter of droplets of (a) in the emulsion may be 1 micrometer to 15 micrometers. An internal combustion engine system may comprise a reservoir for pyrolysis oil and a reservoir for at least one of a mineral oil, synthetic oil, or natural oil, and a homogenizer configured to provide an emulsion from said oils. The homogenizer may include an inlet connected with said reservoirs and an outlet. The system may also comprise an internal combustion engine which may include at least one combustion chamber, wherein the outlet of the homogenizer may be connected to the internal combustion engine. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180490 | ENGINE STARTING DEVICE AND ENGINE STARTING METHOD - Engine starting device, including: a crank signal generation unit ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180491 | IGNITION DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED THERMAL BEHAVIOR - An ignition device for an internal combustion engine includes: a voltage generator having a coil, an electronic module, and a housing having a housing wall, the housing wall having a first planar wall area and a second planar wall area and a connecting area connecting the first and the second planar wall areas, a cooling area being provided between the first planar wall area and the second planar wall area, which cooling area is connected to an external surrounding area and provides cooling of the first and second planar wall areas, and the planar wall areas dividing the housing into a first space, in which the coil is situated, and a second space, in which the electronic module is situated. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180492 | ROTARY VALVE SYSTEM - The present invention comprises a rotary valve apparatus for internal combustion engines having a cylindrical outer casing, an inlet port and an outlet port on an outer wall thereof. The cylindrical outer casing having a bottom opening and dimensioned and configured to be secured over an engine cylinder. An inner rotor having a shaft with a first end and a second end, and a lower circular member at the second end. The first end having a plurality of vertical splines and the lower circular member having a cutout portion, a circular end cap having an inlet port and an outlet port disposed within the bottom opening of the outer casing. The inner rotor rotatably mounted on the circular end cap wherein the cutout portion can align with the inlet port or the outlet port and a gear assembly rotating the inner rotor. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180493 | STEEL PISTON FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A semifinished product blank, suitable for the production of a steel piston ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180494 | PISTON WITH ANTI-CARBON DEPOSIT COATING AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A piston and method of construction are provided. The piston includes a piston body having an upper combustion surface configured for direct exposure to combustion gases within a cylinder bore with an undercrown surface located beneath the upper combustion surface. The piston body also includes a ring belt region configured for receipt of at least one piston ring adjacent the upper combustion surface with a cooling gallery configured radially inwardly and in substantial radial alignment with the ring belt region. The piston further includes a non-stick material contained in or bonded to at least one of the undercrown surface and at least a portion of the cooling gallery, wherein the non-stick material inhibits the build-up of carbon deposits thereon. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180495 | Detachable Power Head - A detachable power head ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180496 | STEPPED OIL-COOLER - A lubricant heat exchanger may include a mounting portion and a heat exchanger portion. The mounting portion may be configured to engage a first end of a lubricant filter and may include a fluid passage in fluid communication with the lubricant filter. The heat exchanger portion may extend from the mounting portion and may be configured to at least partially surround a circumferential surface of the lubricant filter. The mounting portion may engage the first end of the lubricant filter and provide fluid communication between the heat exchanger portion and the lubricant filter. The heat exchanger portion may include a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet and outlet being fluidly isolated from the lubricant filter. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180497 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR HYBRID WORKING MACHINE - A device comprises an engine including a crank shaft with a first end portion, a generator motor including a rotor shaft with a second end portion, a flywheel with first and second connection portions connected to the first and second end portions respectively, and a fastening member. At least one of the connection portions constitutes an alignment connection portion. The first or second end portion constitutes an alignment end portion. One of the alignment connection portion and the alignment end portion includes a concave portion having an alignment inner surface, and the other includes a convex portion having an alignment outer surface. One surface of the alignment inner and outer surfaces is a tapered surface. The fastening member fastens the alignment connection portion and the alignment end portion to each other to bring a tip end of the other surface into pressure contact with the tapered surface. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180498 | HIGH-PRESSURE SPARK AND STRATIFICATION IGNITION DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The high-pressure spark and stratification ignition device ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180499 | ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL WITH BRAKE BOOSTER - Methods and systems are provided for reducing variability in air-fuel control due to variations in brake booster vacuum levels at an engine start. A throttle position is adjusted during an engine start based on the vacuum availability in the brake booster to control a rate of intake aircharge flow. By allowing aircharge to enter the intake manifold at a more consistent rate, air-fuel control is improved and exhaust emissions are reduced. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180500 | IDLING STOP DEVICE - There is provided an idling stop device. An ECU sets a lighting color index by recognizing a lighting color of a traffic light in front of a vehicle based upon external environment captured by an onboard camera, sets a distance index based upon a distance between the traffic light and a vehicle just in front of the vehicle, and sets a brake index based upon whether a brake lamp of the vehicle just in front of the vehicle is turned on or not. The ECU adds up these indices to obtain an ISS general index, sets a basic ISS speed based upon the ISS general index, and sets an ISS start speed based upon the basic ISS speed and a mode-based coefficient set based upon an engine mode. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180501 | ENGINE CONTROL UNIT, ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND ENGINE CONTROL METHOD - An engine control method includes: a step of running the engine in a forward direction by driving a motor that applies a torque to a crank of the engine in the forward direction in a case where the crank angle of the engine does not lie in the first section; a step of removing any load from the motor in a case where the crank angle of the engine lies in the first section; a step of braking the motor in a case where it is determined in the sixth step that the crank angle of the engine lies in the second section; and a step of running the engine in the forward direction by driving the motor in the forward direction in a case where it is determined that there is the request for restart of the engine. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180502 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FUEL USAGE - Methods and systems are provided for improving fuel usage while addressing knock by adjusting the use of spark retard and direct injection of a knock control fluid based on engine operating conditions and the composition of the injected fluid. One or more engine parameters, such as EGR, VCT, boost, throttle position, and CMCV, are coordinated with the direct injection to reduce torque and EGR transients. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180503 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN ELEMENT IN THE AIR SUPPLY TRACT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, IN PARTICULAR A THROTTLE FLAP - A method for actuating an element ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180504 | CHAINSAW HAVING VENTHOLES FOR VENTILATION - A chainsaw includes: an engine unit; a fuel supplying device configured to supply fuel to the engine unit; and an engine chamber defining portion defining an engine chamber therein. The engine unit includes: a cylinder unit housing a piston therein; a crankshaft configured to be driven by the piston; and a crank case configured to support the cylinder unit and house the crankshaft therein. The cylinder unit is accommodated in the engine chamber. The engine chamber defining portion has a partitioning portion interposed between the cylinder unit and the fuel supplying device and is formed with a first engine chamber venthole and a second engine chamber venthole adjacent to the cylinder unit for achieving ventilation between the engine chamber and atmosphere. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180505 | Method and Control Unit for Controlling an Internal Combustion Engine - A method and a control unit are disclosed for controlling an internal combustion engine having fuel injector(s), a camshaft for actuating inlet and/or outlet valve(s), a valve-train adjusting device for controllably changing the actuating characteristic of at least one valve which is actuated by means of the camshaft, and optionally having a camshaft sensor which supplies a camshaft signal dependent on the camshaft angle, a crankshaft sensor which supplies a crankshaft signal representing the crankshaft angle, and a control unit for controlling the fuel injection and the valve-train adjusting device. In order to obtain information about the current setting of the valve-train adjusting device, at least one cylinder pressure signal supplied by a cylinder pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in an associated cylinder is evaluated with regard to interference signals, and the evaluation result is taken into consideration in the control of the valve-train adjusting device. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180506 | Method and Control Unit for Controlling an Internal Combustion Engine - A method and a control unit are disclosed for controlling a single-cylinder or multiple-cylinder internal combustion engine having at least one fuel injector per cylinder, at least one camshaft for actuating inlet valves and/or outlet valves, and having a control unit which controls the fuel injectors in such a way that they inject in each case one fuel pre-injection per cylinder during a starting phase of the internal combustion engine. In order to make an improved pre-injection strategy possible during the starting phase, according to the invention at least one cylinder pressure signal which is supplied by a cylinder pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in a cylinder is evaluated with regard to interference signals, and the evaluation result is taken into consideration at least during the starting phase in a determination of the camshaft angle. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180507 | INTAKE DEVICE OF ENGINE - An intake device of an engine comprises an intake manifold of a four-cylinder inline engine and a water-cooling type of intercooler. The intake manifold includes a downstream branch pipe portion connecting to cylinders, a chamber portion connecting to the downstream branch pipe portion, and an upstream intake pipe portion connecting to the chamber portion. A rectangular opening portion having a vertically-long shape is formed at the upstream intake pipe portion. The intercooler includes an intercooler body portion having a pair of faces which has the widest face-area and faces to each other in an engine width direction. The intercooler body portion is installed in the chamber portion, by being inserted through the rectangular opening portion, so as to divide an inside of the chamber portion into two parts in the engine width direction thereby. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180508 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION IN AN ENGINE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - A condensation collection system for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas recirculation system comprises a condensation collection line, a condensation accumulator, and a condensation expulsion line. The condensation collection line is disposed in fluid communication with an air intake system of an internal combustion engine. The condensation accumulator is in fluid communication with the condensation collection line. The condensation collection line being disposed between the air intake system and the condensation accumulator. The condensation expulsion line is in fluid communication with the condensation accumulator. A portion of the condensation expulsion line is disposed in contact with an engine exhaust pipe. The condensation expulsion line has an opening to vent condensation to the atmosphere. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180509 | NON-INTRUSIVE EXHAUST GAS SENSOR MONITORING - A method for monitoring an exhaust gas sensor coupled in an engine exhaust is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises indicating exhaust gas sensor degradation based on characteristics of a distribution of extreme values of a plurality of sets of lambda differentials collected during selected operating conditions. In this way, the exhaust gas sensor may be monitored in a non-intrusive manner. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180510 | NON-INTRUSIVE EXHAUST GAS SENSOR MONITORING - A method of monitoring an exhaust gas sensor coupled in an engine exhaust is provided. The method comprises indicating exhaust gas sensor degradation based on a difference between a first set of estimated parameters of a rich operation model and a second set of estimated parameters of a lean operation model, the estimated parameters based on commanded lambda and determined lambda values collected during selected operating conditions. In this way, sensor degradation may be indicated with data collected in a non-intrusive manner. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180511 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING MULTIPLE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING MULTIPLE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS - In a method for operating an internal combustion engine having multiple combustion chambers and an injector for injecting fuel associated with at least one combustion chamber, an excess air factor which is individual for each combustion chamber is adjusted for the at least one combustion chamber, and a torque which is individual for each combustion chamber is ascertained for the at least one combustion chamber. A control period of the injector is adapted for the injector by ascertaining a valve opening period in such a way that tolerances of the injector are at least essentially compensated for with respect to a relationship between the control period and the valve opening period. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180512 | BACKWARD MOMENTUM GENERATING DEVICE WITH COUPLE SPRING BIASED ROD MECHANISMS FOR TOY GUN - A backward momentum generating device with coupled spring biased rod mechanism, being disposed through an internal wall settled between a housing and a stop wall of a toy gun, is disclosed. While a piston in the housing produces compressed air, a weight of the backward momentum generating device is pushed along a moving direction of the reciprocating motion of the piston, produces a reaction force, and results in an effect of a backward momentum applied to the housing of the toy gun. The coupled spring biased rod mechanisms include at least one front-section spring biased rod and at least one back-section spring biased rod, wherein the back-section spring biased rod is moveably disposed through a hollow channel formed in the weight of the toy gun. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180513 | MULTIPLE SOFT PROJECTILE BLOW GUN - A blow gun assembly allows the rapid continuous firing of multiple soft, cylindrical projectiles using a single breath. The assembly includes at least one soft cylindrical projectile with a height generally equal to or slightly greater than its diameter, and a centrally-located breech in fluid communication with a mouthpiece, a vertical magazine, and a barrel. Projectiles loaded into the magazine enter a breech chamber by gravity. Upon receiving a charge of air through the mouthpiece, the projectiles travel successively through the breech chamber and out through the barrel in rapid fashion. Sizing of the magazine, breech chamber, and barrel, relative to the projectile, causes the projectiles to flow through the blow gun in continuous succession without jamming, with projectiles being rotated within the breech chamber to properly align with the barrel. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180514 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTING UP A CONTROL ELEMENT FOR THE GAS PRESSURE OF A COKE OVEN CHAMBER WITHOUT EXPANSION-INDUCED DEVIATIONS OF THE CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A device for setting up a control element for controlling the gas pressure of a coke oven chamber without expansion-induced deviations of the control assembly, which deviations in comparable devices from the prior art result from high temperatures and temperature differences in coke oven chambers during operation. The device and the method prevent water used for shutting off, cooling and removing water-soluble impurities from riser pipes from flowing out of the control element in an uncontrolled manner. Also disclosed is a method for controlling the gas pressure of a coke oven chamber using the device, wherein the pressure in the coke oven chamber relative to the collecting main conducting raw gas is controlled by using the control element without expansion-induced deviations of the regulating assembly. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180515 | Windscreen for Backpacking Stoves - A windscreen configured for use with a backpacking type of stove and a cooking container. The windscreen more effectively and efficiently directs the heat from the stove to the sides of the container so as to utilize less fuel to warm the materials therein, thereby reducing the weight to be carried by the user. In one embodiment, a plurality of adjustable lower vents selectively partially or fully open to control the wind allowed into the interior area of the windscreen so as to better transfer heat from the stove to the sides of the container. In another embodiment, adjustable support tabs at the upper end of the windscreen allow the user to adjust air flow out of the windscreen. In yet another embodiment, the upper end of the windscreen engages the sides or lip of the cooking container and air flows from the interior area through upper vent holes. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180516 | Self-contained Heating Unit and Drug-Supply Unit Employing Same - Heating units, drug supply units and drug delivery articles capable of rapid heating are disclosed. Heating units comprising a substrate and a solid fuel capable of undergoing an exothermic metal oxidation reaction disposed within the substrate are disclosed. These heating units can be actuated by electrical resistance, by optical ignition or by percussion. Drug supply units and drug delivery articles wherein a solid fuel is configured to heat a substrate to a temperature sufficient to rapidly thermally vaporize a drug disposed thereon are also disclosed. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180517 | Solar Energy Collecting Assembly - A solar collection device includes a solar energy collector assembly being received and supported by a base. The solar energy collector assembly includes: a plurality of lenses secured within an elongated holder. Positioned concentric to the axis of the holder is a cylindrical glass shroud through which a tube passes. A first end of the tube, which is preferably formed of a high thermally transmissive metal, receives a supply of water, which is heated within the evacuated glass shroud by sunlight passing through the lenses and being focused onto the tube. The solar collector assembly is rotatably mounted to the base and may be caused to rotate at a slow speed by a drive means, or may be rocked at a slow speed. The elongated holder may be cylindrical, or may have a polygonal cross-sectional shape, with lenses staggered along each side of the holder to increase collection capability. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180518 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY ABSORBER TUBE FOR A SOLAR COLLECTOR SYSTEM - Various embodiments provide an absorber tube that comprises an inner tube having an exterior surface, at least a portion of which contains a plurality of coating layers. The absorber tube also includes an outer tube spaced apart from the inner tube so as to define a cavity between the two. At least one of the coating layers may be configured to substantially impede migration of gaseous particles from the interior surface and into said cavity. At least one of the coating layers may be a reflective copper coating that is adhered to the exterior surface via an electrical charging process. An absorber tube comprising a connecting member between central and end portions of the tube is also provided. The central portion may be formed from carbon steel, while remaining portions are formed from stainless steel. Coating layers may be likewise adhered to only the central portion. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180519 | HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM, USE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT - A heat transfer medium is used in solar thermal power plants. The heat transfer medium can reversibly absorb and release water. The heat transfer medium releases water during heating and releases heat during re-absorption of the water. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180520 | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE WITH MOLTEN SALT - Several systems of thermally stable inorganic salts with low melting points are disclosed. These compositions include earth-abundant salt materials and can have thermal stability limits greater than 700° C. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180521 | NASAL SPRAY AND TISSUE DISPENSER - A spray package including a container defining a cavity and having an opening; a spray container movable disposed in the cavity, the spray container having a fluid container portion movably disposed in the cavity and a projection portion having an orifice in fluid communication with the first fluid container portion, the projection portion being movable through the opening in the container between a retracted and extended position; and a therapeutic liquid disposed in the fluid container portion and being discharged through the orifice upon application of a force to the container. | 2013-07-18 |